Oracle (Product)

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10gDEFINITION: Oracle (in ancient Greece, someone in touch with the deities; from Latin, oraculum ordivine announcement) says it is the world's leading supplier of software for information managementbut it is best known for its sophisticated relationaldatabase products (notably Oracle9i), which are used in Fortune 1000 corporations and by manyof the largest Web sites. Oracle's relational database was the world's
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RESOURCE:
Discover the differences between leading customer service platform Kana and Oracle in a head-to-head comparison. Access this concise fact sheet to discover which software could help you manage your customer experience and engage the empowered customer.

RESOURCE:
Discover the differences between leading customer service platform e-gain and Oracle in a head-to-head comparison. Access this concise fact sheet to discover which software could help you manage your customer experience and engage the empowered customer.

WHITE PAPER:
This white paper examines the key capabilities IT departments need to address when it comes to simplifying financial close processes and how to successful leverage automation for reduced reporting times and management complexity.

WHITE PAPER:
In an attempt to improve their Oracle database performance, many organizations are finding results by using flash storage to accelerate the most resource-intensive data that slows performance across the board. Access this resource today to find a discussion of methods for identifying I/O performance bottlenecks.

EBOOK:
In this informative ebook, learn how one server OS is designed to take you to the cloud and beyond with faster processing and maintenance task automation. Read on to learn how you can deploy your applications to the cloud without additional work.

EBOOK:
In this interactive guide, learn about a next-gen family of servers that can increase performance efficiency and automate daily maintenance tasks to simplify data center operations. Access this resource now to learn if one of these architectures is right for your organization.

WHITE PAPER:
This exclusive e-book, Enterprise Computing with Oracle Solaris for Dummies, explores the reasons why pairing the right combination of an operating system and a hardware platform is so important for mission-critical enterprise application support.

VIDEO:
Access this concise video to learn about Oracle's new program. With Oracle's refresh and save program you can replace your aging hardware, and seamlessly migrate your existing workloads onto the world's best and fastest new servers with minimal risk, cost finance, and no upfront payment.

WHITE PAPER:
Read on to learn about the best system for database and enterprise application consolidation and enterprise cloud infrastructure, providing organizations with the competitive edge they need to thrive and succeed.

CASE STUDY:
This case study examines how the University of British Columbia was able to implement an architecture that leverages storage building blocks (MicroArrays) to scale performance and capacity on demand without huge upfront costs.

WHITE PAPER:
The following white paper compares Anaplan and Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Services and intends to demonstrate which of the two offers the most functionality, cost effectiveness, and future-proof infrastructure. Read on to learn more.

WEBCAST:
In this webcast, learn how one organization revamped their x86 architecture with a new server architecture and server OS to meet user application demands and support 40,000 employees globally. Read on now to learn how this architecture may be right for your data center.

VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT:
Download this simple, helpful guide to determine the cost of your current server set-up in your data center to see how much it really costs. Additionally, view a cost calculation of what Oracle servers can save you and the performance benefits you can enjoy in three simple steps.

WHITE PAPER:
Fortunately, there is a solution. In this white paper, learn how Oracle servers streamline the migration process and simplify maintenance and management. Read on to learn how these servers may be right for your workloads.

ANALYST REPORT:
In this analyst report, examine how many IT operations running on Unix servers and storage migrted to Oracle to consolidate infrastructure. Discover how migrating away from your outdated infrastructure will reduce latency and downtime as well as lower CAPEX and OPEX in your data center.

ORACLE (PRODUCT) DEFINITION (continued): first to support theStructured Query Language (SQL), nowan industry standard. When CEO Lawrence J. Ellison and a few associates formed Oracle in 1977, theywere out to prove wrong the prevailing theory that relational databases could not be commerciallyviable. As proof of their success, they parlayed an initial $2,000 investment in the company intoan annual revenue exceeding $9.7 billion. Ask your Oracle questions atITKnowledgeExchange.comOracle targets high-end workstations and minicomputers as the server platforms on which to runits database systems. Along with Sun Microsystems, Oracle has

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